Slavonic Dances, Op. 46

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Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 is a celebrated set of lively orchestral and piano dances by Antonín Dvořák that helped establish his international reputation and showcase Czech folk-inspired music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dance music
orchestral suite
piano duet composition
basedOn Czech folk-dance idioms
catalogNumber Op. 46
commissionedBy Fritz Simrock NERFINISHED
composer Antonín Dvořák NERFINISHED
containsDanceNumber No. 1 in C major
No. 2 in E minor
No. 3 in A♭ major
No. 4 in F major
No. 5 in A major
No. 6 in D major
No. 7 in C minor
No. 8 in G minor
countryOfOrigin Bohemia NERFINISHED
Czech lands
firstPublicationYear 1878
firstVersionCompletedIn 1878
genre Romantic music
nationalist music
hasOpusPair Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 NERFINISHED
hasVersion orchestral version
helpedEstablishReputationOf Antonín Dvořák NERFINISHED
inspiredBy Slavic folk music
keyOf A major (No. 5)
A♭ major (No. 3)
C major (No. 1)
C minor (No. 7)
D major (No. 6)
E minor (No. 2)
F major (No. 4)
G minor (No. 8)
languageOfTitle Czech
English
German
movementType dumka (No. 2)
furiant (No. 1)
polka (No. 8)
notableFor contributing to Dvořák’s international fame
use of Czech folk-inspired themes
numberOfPieces 8
originalInstrumentation piano four hands
period Romantic era
placeOfComposition Prague NERFINISHED
publisher Simrock NERFINISHED
style Czech nationalist style
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 35–40 minutes

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Antonín Dvořák notableWork Slavonic Dances, Op. 46